Repeat-groundtrack orbit acquisition and maintenance for earth-observation satellites

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 654-659

  Aorpimai, M ^a,c   Palmer, P L ^b  

^a MAHANAKORN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c Small Satellite Research Centre   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; DRAG; MANEUVERABILITY; ORBITAL TRANSFER; POSITION CONTROL;

ATMOSPHERIC DRAG; EPICYCLE ELEMENTS; ORBIT CONTROL STRATEGY; ORBIT MAINTENANCE;

SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES;

EID: 34249777556     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.23413     Document Type: Article

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